Hans Berger was a Swiss inventor noted for the two successful helicopters that he designed and built by himself with no formal aeronautical training: the BX-50 of 1961 and the BX-110 of 1974. The latter design proved sound enough to earn a certificate of airworthiness from the Swiss Board of Aviation. Besides these two machines, Berger's other inventions were a jet-powered car, and numerous other helicopter designs. Professionally, Berger was the sales representative for Brantly in Switzerland and Liechtenstein.